¡Shoutbus! - Aint' That America (1998 Art Monk Constriction)

File under Short Weirdo Punk. The Big Boys with a little Fat Day mixed in. Their magnum opus clocks in at a whopping 2:03.  Good stuff.

1. Requiem For Joe Camel
2. Braille
3. El Presidente
4. Casting Call
5. Golf Courses
6. Natural Selection
7. White Trash Personals
8. Dope
9. Another Planned Community
10. Campaign Contribution
11. Loopholes
12. Vietnam
13. Sumo Says
14. Minimum Wage
15. Waiting For 101
16. Media Plant
17. Coupons
18. Recliner

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Pet UFO - My Name Is Esther Cohen (1995 Double Deuce Records)

Posted the single for them not so long ago, and those sentiments apply here, but in LP form. This band should have been a big deal, and it is a mystery why that didn't happen. Driving punk with A++++ vocals and lyrics.

1. Razor Burn
2. Leviathing
3. Chess Club
4. Herro
5. Pigeon Heaven
6. Carpool
7. Tub Cheese Omelette
8. Bingo Payout
9. Bicycle Tires From Purgatory
10. Salisbury Steak
11. Fraap
12. Muffler
13. Big Flatty
14. Two More Minutes

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Water Music (1995 Just Add Water)

Prequel to the "I Can't Believe It's Not Water" comp posted last week. Extremely strong comp. You get some well known songs by some well known bands, you get Rev. Norb channeling Tesco Vee, and you also get some lesser known bands like the The Rehabs and the Campfire Girls/Grrrls (not to be confused with the other mid-90's major label Campfire Girls) holding their own.

I haven't listened to this in at least 15 years, and it all came back to me like it was yesterday.

1. The Queers - I Met Her At The Rat
2. The Campfire Girls - Alien Among Us
3. Beatnik Termites - 9:15
4. Nobodys - Vaseline And A Magazine
5. Boris The Sprinkler - Goddamn Rollerbladers
6. Slinky - American Dream
7. Moral Crux - Single Bullet Homicide
8. Toast - Milla
9. Parasites - I Don't Wanna Go Out With You
10. The Rehabs - Cynical Girl
11. Sinkhole - Wild Stag
12. Scooby Don't - Valentine
13. Pink Lincolns - Fuck Madonna

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I Can't Believe It's Not Water! (1996 Just Add Water)

God I loved/love this comp. So many good songs. Compiles so many of those great bands that, while they had their loyal fanbases, never became the flavor of the month. On this, specifically, I'm talking about Scooby Don't, The King Fools, The Phuzz, and Nothing Cool. Only thing it's missing is the Fighters! This is the CD version, which contains some bonus dongs not on the LP, including the Snotboy 77 song, which is A+.

1. Boris The Sprinkler - Sharona Made My Head Hurt Yeah
2. The Campfire Grrrls - Laura Is A Roit Grrrl
3. The Beltones - Juvenile Delinquent
4. The Crumbs - Police? Loco!
5. Sonic Dolls - Suzee's Not At School
6. Porcelain Boys - What A Day
7. The Johnnies - Ba Ba Song
8. The Automatics - Feelin' So Low
9. The Rehabs - Get Up And Go
10. Scooby Don't - She's So Alternative
11. Nobodys - Temporarily Blind
12. Jon Cougar Concentration Camp - All For One...
13. Sinkhole - Heemsoth
14. Kung Fools - Riot!
15. Teen Idols - Breakin' Up
16. The Phuzz - Rob's No Dave
17. Pinhead Circus - Excuses
18. The Chubbies - Beauty Products
19. Nothing Cool - Nowhere Else
20. Parasites - She's From Salinas
21. Frogger - She Was The Girl Of My (Worst) Dreams
22. Walker - Someplace, Someday
23. Larry Brrrds - Lie And Share
24. Snotboy '77 - Teenage Retard
25. The Lillingtons - Lillington High
26. The Wynona Riders - Future Primitive

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Pet UFO- Washington Ave EP (1993 Burnt Sienna Records)

I used to have a couple of Pet UFO records in the 90's until my shit was stolen. I kind of forgot about them, and how good they were until recently. Souci Broskowitz is great vocalist, and I'm kind of shocked that her music career did not outlast Pet UFO. I guess writing and poetry is her thing.

1. Washington Ave
2. Page 354

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Respond Compilation EP (1992 Uprising Records)

This comp of Michigan bands encapsulates 1992 pretty well. El Smasho on the gruff side, Grout a little more screamo-y, Lovebox a little emo-y, and a little quirkiness from Lucky Pierre.

1. El Smasho - Soupskin
2. Grout - Conant
3. Lovebox - Might As Well
4. Lucky Pierre. - Hanging Tree

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Martians - Exterminate EP (1996 Self Released)

I try to post stuff not available elsewhere, and sometime I get some help from people who send me stuff to post. This is one of those. Generally, when it's something I've never heard of before, my reaction is "pretty good!" But every once in a while something comes through so good that I'm generally confused how it slipped by back in the day. This is one of those. Standard punk subjects (fucking off, jocks, geeks), standard lack of chords, requisite amount of whoa-oh's. But it has that extra mysterious something we're always looking for in a great record. This is a must download. Trust me.

I know absolutely nothing about this band, and Discogs says this is the only thing they've ever done besides a comp track that is probably track 2 here. If that's true, quite a one-off effort.

1. Fuck Off
2. White Cheddar Popcorn
3. Stupid Jock
4. Believe In You
5. Terminal Geek
6. I Don't Want To Breath

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Iron Prostate - Bring Me The Head Of Jerry Garcia EP (1991 Vital Music)

Early 90's band featuring George Tabb (MRR/False Prophets/Roach Motel/Furious George) .

1. Bring Me The Head Of Jerry Garcia
2. Volunteers

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Where Did They Come From? - A Tribute To The Hard-Ons (1997 Spore! Records)

I thought I only liked a couple of Hard-Ons songs, but this comp of French bands covering the Aussie legends makes me think I should reconsider their catalog. The standout track here is the Greedy Guts cover of "Throw It In"...top-notch pop-punk, but the whole comp is solid. 

1. Greedy Guts - Throw It In
2. SixPack - Stairway To Punchbowl 
3. Seven Hate - Where Did She Come From?
4. Hole Process - Ache To Touch You

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